Myanmar (Burma) - Images 2006

In April 2006, I had the opportunity to fly to Myanmar and document some of the work The Salvation Army is involved with. The work ranges from education and health programs to power and water projects. Although politically this country's military dictatorship has been frowned upon by many democratic nations, the people themselves are very warm and genuine.

As a one man production team I shot video and digital stills. The video was shot on mini-DV using an older JVC GY-300 and the audio was recorded during a rural church service using the onboard camera mic.

This video is a simple cut with not a lot of effects but is intented to give a flavor of the country and people while highlighting some of the work the Salvation Army is involved with.



If you have trouble viewing through the google video format above or want to view a higher res version... you can download/stream from:

http://www.salvationarmy.ca/video/myanmarimages.wmv

Salvation Army Refugee Services

This piece is SILENT and contains no audio as it was produced to run at Yonge Dundas Square (downtown Toronto) on a media tower with a large color video monitor during "World Refugee Day"... basically a video billboard like in New York's Times Square.

The 60 second billboard ran along with material from several other organizations that are involved with refugee services and the message had to be very simple... to bring awareness to the fact the Salvation Army is actively involved with helping refugees.

The images are from Albania circa 1999, shot on mini-DV but edited and colorized to have a "gritty film reel" texture.

If you have trouble viewing through the google video format above or want to view a higher res version... you can download/stream from:

http://www.salvationarmy.ca/video/refugeedaycolor.wmv

Salvation Army Summer Camps 2006

A short informational piece on the Canadian Salvation Army's camping program. This piece was produced as a short feature for our web site to support the 2006 camp fundraising efforts. I shot the footage and interviews in the summer of 2005 at our Wabana / Jackson's Point Camps in Ontario.




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http://www.salvationarmy.ca/video/camp06.wmv

The Salvation Army Doctorines

A promotional trailer for a 7 hour series examining the 11 Salvation Army doctrines. The series features prominent Canadian Salvation Army leaders and was originally shot on VHS in the mid-1990's. Video quality is not the greatest but the content is timeless so it was decided it should be re-issued as a 2 DVD set. The videos are targeted towards a Salvation Army audience who would be already familiar with and interested in closer examination of the doctrines.




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http://www.salvationarmy.ca/video/doctrineteaser.wmv

Shelters and Homelessness

An interview style feature on Salvation Army homeless shelters. This piece is based on several interviews done at three Toronto homeless shelters and focusses on insight about how the shelters see and approach homelessness from a front line perspective.



If you have trouble viewing through the google video format above or want to view a higher res version... you can download/stream from:

http://www.salvationarmy.ca/video/homeless2006rev.wmv